“The State of Colorado’s irrigated acreage assessments… shows that irrigated acreage has decreased by 6 percent over the past 25 years in the San Juan basin….”
Public Invited to Attend ‘East End’ Multi-modal Plan Open House, Tomorrow, Oct. 6
A multimodal transportation plan is in the works for the Pagosa Springs East End area that will assess pedestrian sidewalk and trail connectivity…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Watching the Clock
This photo, above, is slightly outdated. The current federal debt is closer to $28 trillion. About $225,000 per family…
Celebrate Nation Astronomy Day with ‘Out of This World’ Activities
Saturday, October 9, 2021, is National Astronomy Day sponsored by the National Astronomical League…
HMPRESENTLY: That’s Communication, for You
Let’s use the word — ‘clarifying’ — as an adjective to describe communication…
SJBPH Hosting Winter Clothing Drive in Archuleta and La Plata Counties
Those interested in donating will find collection boxes placed in the lobbies of the SJBPH offices and at select SJBPH vaccine clinics…
OPINION: Sen. Bennet Can Help Save Local News in Colorado
Public support, you might ask? How on Earth can newsrooms take money from the government?
A Colorado Town, Just About as Vaccinated as Possible, Struggles with COVID
“We kept thinking it was going to end before this summer. Then we were thinking in November. Now we’re like, ‘No, we don’t know when’…”
EDITORIAL: A Drought is a Terrible Thing to Waste, Part Two
“This, when coupled with the La Niña forecast for the coming winter, suggests the ongoing Southwestern U.S. drought will very likely last well into 2022…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Brief Message from My Congresswoman, Lauren Boebert
Luckily, Congresswoman Boebert has numerous supporters. (I think this photo is her with some of her supporters, in Washington…)
Oct. 8 is Deadline for ‘Old Fashioned Christmas’ Applications
There are multiple levels of participation: performances, volunteering, serving hot chocolate and adopting segments of the route…
Fentanyl, Colorado’s Drug of Mass Destruction
Holder regularly drove to Mexico in 2017 and 2018 and picked up tens of thousands of fentanyl pills manufactured to look like oxycodone, according to investigators…
Colorado Medicaid Failed to Provide Oversight of Transportation Services
All of the incidents occurred during the audit period of July 2020 to February 2021 when IntelliRide was the statewide contractor…
OPINION: Conservation Groups File Suit to Prevent Oil & Gas Leasing
“It’s appalling that the Interior Department plans to allow more climate-destroying oil and gas extraction when it has broad legal authority not to lease these public lands…”
EDITORIAL: A Drought is a Terrible Thing to Waste, Part One
“Drought conditions will improve when water supply from precipitation increases, water demand from high temperatures decreases, or some combination thereof occurs…”
Congressional Redistricting Commission Adopts Final Plan
The new map creates three districts with a Republican advantage and five with a Democratic advantage, though some, such as the 8th District, are so slight that they could be swing districts…
HMPRESENTLY: Corporate Hippies I’ve Known
His hair was pretty long, as I recall – this was back in the late, swinging 60s of the cultural revolution – and his attire wasn’t at all corporate…
Colorado Parks & Wildlife to Test for Chronic Wasting Disease on Selected Hunts
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has selected specific deer and elk hunts for mandatory chronic wasting disease testing in 2021…
Pagosa Ranger District Plans Prescribed Burns for East Monument Road Area
The planned burn area is located approximately seven miles northwest of Pagosa Springs…